Baldoz bares initial DOLE job fair schedule for 2014

An initial 100 job fairs in seven regions will be available for job seekers this year.

Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz announced this yesterday, saying that for 2014, the public will also see the DOLE conducting major employment facilitation activities as part of its mandate to train and guide jobseekers to decent jobs and proper careers and provide them easy access to labor market information (LMI).

"Year-round job fairs are our aim, and the rest of the DOLE regional offices are still finalizing their schedules, so the 100 job fairs are an initial number. There will be more," she said.

The labor and employment chief explained that the DOLE will work closely with other government agencies, private sector partners, the academe, and other stakeholders to make the job fairs successful and productive.

She mentioned that on top of the job fairs, among the major activities calendared for 2014 are the 2nd National Career Advocacy Congress in May and the Career Guidance Week in July. "The development and dissemination of LMI, including the 20 new Career Information Pamphlets of the Bureau of Local Employment, Career Fairs, and Job Bridging events by the DOLE’s Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will be year-round," she said.

“I therefore encourage job seekers, including graduates and students, to prepare for these activities,” she added.

For 2014, two Yolanda-affected regions, Regions VI and VII, have already scheduled job fairs for the benefit of job applicants in their areas. Also two job fairs in January, one from 29 to 30 January at the Seafarer Center at SM City Manila hosted by the Joint Manning Group, Inc., and a one-day job fair on 30 January at the My Metrotown Mall, Tarlac City, hosted by the Tarlac Provincial PESO, had opened the year for the DOLE's nationwide job fairs.

Baldoz said the initial 100 DOLE job fairs as posted in the Phil-JobNet system, accessible through http://www.phil-jobnet.dole.gov.ph, are as follows:

(Any question about this release? Please call the Bureau of Local Employment at tel. no. 527-2453, or the DOLE Regional Office nearest your area (for DOLE-NCR 400-6011), or the DOLE Hotline at 527-8000.)